Ciara Phelan: Collages
Ciara Phelan, a freelance illustrator and textile designer in east London, recently launched her new website full of intricate collage work and other...
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New Paper Goods from Hammerpress
I’m loving some of Hammerpress’s most recently launched paper goods, from their series of astrological notecards, to their small chipboard...
Studio Fludd: Gelatology – Micro / Macro
Studio Fludd‘s Gelatology project, which we featured back in November, has grown into a new booklet titled “Micro / Macro” and exp...
Open Door Design Studio: Reinventing the Toilet Challenge
Who knew a toilet could be so beautiful? The team at Open Door Design Studio, in collaboration with Kohler, designed the remarkable exterior of Caltec...
Casey Ligon: Hand Lettering
The hand lettering work of Casey Ligon is a gorgeous force to be reckoned with as her talents span chalk, ink, vector and beyond. Her ability to work...
Morgan Davidson: Colored Pencil Season Girls Illustration Series
This series of beautiful colored pencil illustrations was created by Morgan Davidson, a soon-to-be graduate of Ringling College of Art and Design. Ea...
Juan Coca: CHS 2014 Commencement Invitation
Juan Coca, a design student at Fort Hays State University, gave his younger brother quite the rad grad gift in designing these beautiful letterpress...
Alliteration Inspiration: Universe & Umbrellas
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
Student Work: Josh Schott
Graphic designer Josh Schott is pursuing his MFA at Tyler School of Art at Temple University and already has an impressive collection of work to his...
Vicki Turner: Drop in the Ocean
With tons of plastic waste filling the globe’s oceans, Vicki Turner set out to do something about it. The result: Drop in the Ocean, a limited e...
The Graveyard of User Interface Design
Even though Apple just sold another 43.7 million iPhones last quarter, countless products, screens and interfaces have apparently missed the memo on ...
Grey, Singapore: Multinational Typeface
The team at Grey Advertising‘s Singapore office designed a fascinating modular Multinational Typeface, using colors and composition representati...
Young & Laramore: “Time is Measured in Tomorrows”
Building Tomorrow, a nonprofit dedicated to building schools in East Africa, worked with Young & Laramore to produce “Time is Measured in To...
Kevin Cantrell: Commonwealth Coffee Identity and Collateral
Kevin Cantrell has recently lent his beautiful, highly detailed, maximalist style to the identity, collateral and packaging for Commonwealth Coffee. T...
Bielke+Yang: Vitenparken Identity and Collateral
Oslo-based studio Bielke+Yang developed this dynamic, experimental identity for the new incarnation of the traditional Norwegian Agriculture Museum...
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Dimas Forchetti: Personal Project GIFs
I’m loving the delightfully clever GIFs that designer Dimas Forchetti has put together as part of an ongoing personal project of random creati...
Alliteration Inspiration: Outdoors & Outlaws
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
Leeay Aikawa: Mixed Media Collages
Toronto-based designer/illustrator Leeay Aikawa has a special talent for crafting mixed media collages that are simply fascinating. Leeay on her in...
Will Miller: AURA Natural Pet Identity and Collateral
Chicago-based designer Will Miller worked with AURA Natural pet to develop their identity, packaging and stationery. One detail that especially stand...
Mike Lowery: New Work
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of Mike Lowery here at DWL, and since he recently launched his new website with tons of saucy recent w...
Tyler School of Art: Brains, Muscle, Wildcard
In teaming up for their exhibition date last week as part of the 2014 Tyler School of Art MFA Graphic and Interactive Design Thesis Exhibition, desi...
The Hungry Workshop: Inkster Maken
I’m in love with this minimal identity and gorgeous business cards and tags designed by The Hungry Workshop for Inkster Maken, designer of equa...
Introducing MOO Letterhead
The newest addition to MOO’s incredible line of paper products is letterhead. The letterhead is available in both their classic (80lb) and Lux...
Student Work: Seth Gale
Something great is brewing up in the Pacific Northwest, and it’s not coffee. Okay, there’s tasty coffee brewing up there too, but the real...
Allison Chambers Lettering & Design
I’m really admiring the beautiful lettering and smart design work of Allison Chambers, a designer out of Vancouver, BC. Her hand-cut lettering ...
Carla Cobas
The work of Carla Cobas caught my eye recently, and I haven’t been able to look away since. A designer in Valencia, Spain, her work has a co...
Alliteration Inspiration: Quotes & Quickness
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
Mother’s Day Gift Ideas from Uncommon Goods
Every May I am faced with a gift-giving challenge, as Mother’s Day and my Mom’s birthday happen to fall less than a week apart. Do I comb...
Student Work: Jaclyn Merk
Feeling the design love for Jaclyn Merk, a recent graduate of Temple University’s Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, and you will too after...
Introducing Moniker
Moniker is a new San Francisco-based studio led by Brent Couchman. I’ve always been a fan of Brent’s work—see here, here and here—so ...
Tata&Friends: Mr. Marcel School Rebrand
This is my first encounter with Tata&Friends, and it’s a case of love at first sight. T&F’s rebrand for Mr. Marcel School, a u...
Megan Jean Sovern: The Meaning of Maggie
This morning I’m excited to introduce you to The Meaning of Maggie, Megan Jean’s Sovern‘s debut novel about eleven-year-old Maggie M...
My Dear Fellow Co.
Check out the charming illustration work of My Dear Fellow Co., a husband-and-wife paper goods studio based in Dallas, Texas. Their shop features a se...
Tag Collective: Wishbone
New York’s Tag Collective just put out some tasty new branding and environment work for Wishbone, a fried chicken spot in Philadelphia. It mai...
Nicolas Ménard: ARTV
I’m really digging the adventure and whimsy in Nicolas Menard‘s cosmic animation work for ARTV. Watch Nicolas’ animation below, and ...
Alliteration Inspiration: Jelly & Journeying
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
Leta Sobierajski: Branding & Collateral
You may be familiar with Leta Sobierajski from her personal brand identity system featured on DWL last year, but you’ll want to familiarize y...
Young & Laramore: Upland Brewing Co. Rebrand
Young & Laramore recently completed a solid rebrand for Bloomington, Indiana’s Upland Brewing Co., including some nifty new packaging for se...
The Return of R.B.I. Baseball
Nearly 30 years ago, one of the greatest video games of all time was born. R.B.I. Baseball, an absurdly rudimentary game for Nintendo in 1986, with it...
Tyler Gross: New Work
Since we last featured Tyler Gross‘s illustrations, he’s churned out some killer new work that further showcases his hardcore halftones an...
Eszter Chen: Patterns & Illustration
Illustrator and textile designer Eszter Chen has got something good going. Born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, she’s brought her lovely style and...
Almanac: Photographer Jay Fram Brand and Website
One of Almanac’s most recent projects is the branding and website development for photography Jay Fram. We began our discovery phase by working ...
Green Chair Press: Miniature Matchbox Books
Susan Angebranndt, owner of Santa Fe’s Green Chair Press, has created a quirky line of miniature matchbox books that are simply delightful. Each...
Andreas Wikström Illustration
I’m thoroughly enjoying the work of Andreas Wikström, a graphic designer hailing from Sweden. There’s more to explore on his website, so ...
Sergi Delgado Illustration & Lettering
If “rad” were a design discipline, Barcelona-born Sergi Delgado could teach a class on it. His illustration, lettering and typography wo...
Angel Bomb Rebrand & Collateral
Angel Bomb, a design and letterpress studio in northeast Minneapolis, recently rebranded themselves to emphasize the full-service nature of their stu...
Melanie Rothschild: The Art of Mistakes
Melanie Rothschild has a wildly intriguing story to share with the world about the creative process, and it all started with a disastrous mistake. Se...
Michael Haddad: Ottawa Magazine “The Sex Issue” Illustrations
Michael Haddad‘s illustrations for Ottawa Magazine’s “The Sex Issue” are simple, clever, and innuendo-tastic. Creative Credits...
Miles Design: William Roam Identity and Collateral
Miles Design worked with the team at William Roam on an extensive project which encompassed their identity and stationery, website, the naming and p...
Hardy Seiler and Created by Monkeys: Freies Theater Hannover Identity
I’m loving this vibrant and dynamic identity redesign for the Freies Theater Hannover by Hardy Seiler and Created by Monkeys. via Form Fifty ...
Finding Digital Inspiration in our Neighbourhood
What do a hip coffee house, a curated general store, a popular sandwich joint, a trendy shoe shop, and a new superfood store have in common? For start...
Winkreative: The Government of Thailand
Exciting work by Winkreative for The Government of Thailand. As Thailand prepared to host the World Economic Forum, Winkreative was selected by the Of...
Dxmiq: Future Artifacts
Future Artifacts, a digital art project by Dxmiq, is just about the opposite of the type of work I do, which is probably why I’m so drawn to it....
Janine Rewell: Minna Parikka
Janine Rewell managed art direction, illustration and body paint design for a SS2014 Minna Parikka promotional campaign. Creative Credits: Photograph...
Skillshare By the Book Challenge Winner: Star St. Germain
This afternoon I’m doing a series of posts featuring the winners of the first challenge in my Skillshare class, By the Book: Create a Style Gu...
Skillshare By the Book Runner Up: Jena Buckwell
This afternoon I’m doing a series of posts featuring the winners of the first challenge in my Skillshare class, By the Book: Create a Style Gu...
Skillshare By the Book Runner Up: Jennifer Thomke
This afternoon I’m doing a series of posts featuring the winners of the first challenge in my Skillshare class, By the Book: Create a Style Gu...
Jenney Stevens: Far North Spirits
I’m loving the identity and collateral designed by Jenney Stevens for Far North Spirits. The white glass bottle for their gin is especially gorg...
The Grand Budapest Hotel
It’s fascinating to get a look behind the scenes of Wes Anderson’s latest film, The Grand Budapest Hotel, through the work of the designer...